Adherence vs. Adhesion

Adherencenoun

A close physical union of two objects.

Adherencenoun

Faithful support for some cause.

Adherencenoun

(medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.

Adherencenoun

The quality or state of adhering.

Adherencenoun

The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to opinions.

Adherencenoun

faithful support for a religion or cause or political party

Adherencenoun

the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

Adhesionnoun

The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.

Adhesionnoun

Persistent attachment or loyalty.

Adhesionnoun

An agreement to adhere.

Adhesionnoun

(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

Adhesionnoun

(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.

Adhesionnoun

The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.

Adhesionnoun

The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.

Adhesionnoun

Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as, adhesion to error, to a policy.

Adhesionnoun

Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.

Adhesionnoun

The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See Cohesion.

Adhesionnoun

Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.

Adhesionnoun

The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.

Adhesionnoun

abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen

Adhesionnoun

a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures

Adhesionnoun

the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

Adhesionnoun

faithful support for a religion or cause or political party

Adhesion

Adhesion is the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another (cohesion refers to the tendency of similar or identical particles/surfaces to cling to one another). The forces that cause adhesion and cohesion can be divided into several types.